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The fire-ravaged coronavirus isolation ward of al-Hussein Teaching Hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq, July 13, 2021.

Pope Francis prays for more than 60 people killed in Iraq COVID ward fire

Jul 13, 2021

By CNA Staff

The pope assured families of “his spiritual closeness to all affected.” Read more

Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018.

Polish Catholic bishops’ leader: The Church supports those opting for COVID-19 vaccine

Jul 8, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Gądecki said vaccination was “an important tool.” Read more

Catholic priests in Burma contracting coronavirus

Jul 6, 2021

By Jose Torres, Jr.

Several priests in Burma have contracted Covid-19, with at least four priests in one diocese alone dying in just a... Read more

Food packages are distributed in the Archidiocese of Bhopal in central India.

Catholic archdiocese delivers food to families hit by India’s 2nd COVID-19 wave

Jul 6, 2021

By CNA Staff

Bhopal archdiocese is also helping the poor to pay medical bills. Read more

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, in Philadelphia, March 9, 2015.

Archbishop Paglia pleads with Catholic critics of Covid vaccines

Jul 2, 2021

By Alejandro Bermudez

During a press conference on Friday, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, called Catholics who are... Read more

All-Ireland Primate: Government revealed First Communion delay in ‘grossly disrespectful’ way

Jul 2, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Eamon Martin said the government’s decision marked a “complete reversal.” Read more

US government: Pandemic increased number of people vulnerable to human trafficking 

Jul 1, 2021

By Kate Scanlon

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of people vulnerable to becoming victims of human trafficking, a report released Thursday by... Read more

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As coronavirus spikes in Cuba, bishop calls for prayer to end pandemic

Jul 1, 2021

By Cynthia Perez

Bishop Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz of Pinar del Río on Wednesday called on the faithful to pray that through... Read more

The pandemic has hit Catholic parishes hard. It’s also taken a toll on priests

Jun 21, 2021

By Luke Coppen

Pastors across England discuss the pandemic’s long-term impact on their parishes. Read more

Pope Francis gives the Angelus address, June 6, 2021.

Pope Francis: Coronavirus recovery must have true vision for humanity

Jun 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

Rebuilding after the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to confront the failures of the past, including failures towards God and... Read more

Historic court house and post office in Charleston, South Carolina

As S.C. Catholics challenge state’s Blaine Amendment, scholars argue it was ‘born of bigotry’

May 23, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Catholics and others challenging South Carolina’s Blaine Amendment are right to argue that the amendment was “born of bigotry and... Read more

Argentine lawyers take legal action against restrictions on Mass attendance

May 20, 2021

By Giselle Vargas

The Catholic Lawyers Corporation of Argentina filed a writ of amparo on Tuesday contending that recent health regulations decreed during... Read more

A bronze sculpture, Sphere Within Sphere, by Arnaldo Pomodoro at the Vatican Museums.

Visits to Vatican Museums fell by 5.6 million in 2020

May 20, 2021

By Courtney Mares

COVID-19 forced the Museums to close for nearly five months. Read more

A worker refills medical oxygen cylinders for COVID-19 patients in New Delhi, India.

Catholic university in India opens COVID-19 care centers

May 14, 2021

By Courtney Mares

St. Xavier’s University has opened care centers for people with no place to isolate at home. Read more

Bishop Frank Caggiano of Bridgeport. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Bridgeport

Sunday Mass obligation to resume in Connecticut's dioceses

May 12, 2021

The Latin rite bishops in Connecticut announced Monday that in each of their dioceses the general obligation to assist at... Read more

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven in Mexico City, Mexico

Five bishops, 220 priests have died from Covid in Mexico

May 12, 2021

By David Ramos

According to a May 11 report from the Catholic Multimedia Center eight women religious, six men religious, and 12 deacons... Read more

Credit: Kate Ter Haar via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Milwaukee archdiocese sues over pandemic prison ministry prohibition

May 7, 2021

By Autumn Jones

On Friday, the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee against... Read more

Pope Francis leads a prayer vigil at the Vatican, Oct. 3, 2015.

Pope Francis prays for pandemic-stricken India

May 6, 2021

The pope said: “I am writing to convey my heartfelt solidarity and spiritual closeness to all the Indian people.” Read more

June 25, 2020: Health workers arrive at a check-up camp in Malad

‘We are alarmed’: Catholic aid groups respond to India’s COVID crisis

May 5, 2021

By Christine Rousselle

Catholic aid groups are mobilizing relief efforts in India, as the country is gripped by a worsening outbreak of the... Read more

Historic court house and post office in Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston diocese, Black colleges seek federal injunction to get COVID-19 relief

May 5, 2021

A 19th-century constitutional amendment in South Carolina is wrongly blocking coronavirus relief money for Catholic schools, an attorney for the... Read more